Saturday, June 14, 2008

A Man Centered Gospel ,The Image of the Beast

"He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed" (Revelation 13:15).

(exerpted from link above)

When my son suggested that the core element of the final end game deceit would be "alien in nature" – I was somewhat taken aback. However, not any more—the "alien equation" is not only part and parcel of this final fallacy – it may actually be central to that terminal hour of man’s inhumanity to man. You see, the IMAGE OF THE BEAST is worshipped. It is my firm conviction—as I shall go into much greater detail—the Image of the Beast which is worshipped is naught but the people themselves. Fallen humanity which has de facto proclaimed their own godhood demands self-worship in ever greater fashion and enterprise. We are not talking about some statue in a Jewish temple somewhere in Jerusalem – we are talking about millions of people who collectively constitute the Image of the Beast which shall come to life and speak – just as Hitler’s DAS VOLK were the image of Hitler, even so, the Image of the Beast, wrought by the Second Beast, will demand that all the people adhere to their religion, to their way of life. Scientific relativism is precisely designed for such a grandiose deception for the End of Days. Yes, we shall explore the fallen angelic (alien) element in this corruption of humankind at the end of days

......After the evening meeting, we talked about the TWO WITNESSES in the parking lot (strange topic to discuss—but, hey, not every day I can converse with a born-again son from Israel’s linage; especially, since a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem was listening in on our conversation.
Barry and I really got excited about prophecy and Lord’s return. After our conversation, my Arab Christian friend said he really felt that the Bible’s emphasis was upon "Loving Jesus" and "Loving one another" and that prophecy should not be our focus (all that much). Well, listen—I’m all for loving Jesus and loving the brethren—but, as I told my brother from Ishmael’s linage .

"Have you ever noticed that in the book of Revelation there’s hardly any mentioning of LOVE, aside from the Philadelphian Church "leaving its BEST LOVE" and the brethren who "LOVED NOT their lives unto the death?" Imagine that—and the book was written by the "Apostle of Love" (you know, "For God so loved the world" . . . and a whole lot more about LOVE).

Yet, when you get to the very last book of the Bible—all HELL and GLORY breaks out. Nothing like getting a reality check after lots of lightning flashes, thunder and earthquakes! Ever wonder why new believers in Jesus are always encouraged to read the "Gospel of John" – but why don’t we encourage them to read the book of Revelation (too)? I’ll tell you why—because we claim we don’t want to confuse the young believer—it’s too hard to understand, etc., etc., etc. But the truth be known—most Christians can’t figure it out (aside from somewhere "in there" they’re singing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and somewhere, sometime, Jesus plans to come back), so let’s just "trust the Lord" and let Him figure it out for us!
Usually after the "love part" one will hear the echo: Why can’t we just enjoy Jesus—isn’t that what the Christian life is all about?
My answer: NO . . . that’s NOT what the Christian life is all about. "But what about I Corinthians 13 where love trumps all?" Again, yes, love is the ultimate divine recourse. But, within God’s eternal plan and purpose there is something far more important TO GOD—and, that has to do with HIS GLORY! In order to get to that full manifestation of His Glory, He must rid the universe of "all that stuff" you read about in the book of Revelation.

........The APOSTASY, i.e., The Great Falling Away from the Faith, is comprised of three distinct, yet amalgamated deceptions:
(1) Religious Deception
(2) Commercial Deception
(3) Political Deception
The same APOSTATE is behind each one of them as . . .
(1) THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
(2) THE KING OF TYRE
(3) THE KING OF BABYLON
The MAN OF SIN, THE LAWLESS ONE, THE SON OF PERDITION, will manifest himself in a "Trinity of Evil" behind each set of the triumvirates mentioned above:
(1) The ANTICHRIST/BEAST
(2) The FALSE PROPHET/SECOND BEAST
(3) The SERPENT, DRAGON, SATAN, the DEVIL
Furthermore, the Bible portrays THE APOSTASY or ULTIMATE DECEPTION as a "Tale of Two Cities" and juxtaposes symbolism and apocalyptic metaphors to enhance our understanding of the "END OF DAYS" – to wit:
(1) The Holy City, New Jerusalem vs. The Great City, Babylon
(2) The Image of Christ vs. The Image of the Beast
(3) The WOMAN of Revelation 12, The Bride of Christ vs. The WOMAN of Revelation 17, The Mother of Harlots
Let’s, as they say, "cut to the chase" – APOSTASY is when, according to the Bible, Religion—be it the Christian or the ancient Hebrews’ religion, gets involved with POLITICS and COMMERCE (specifically: COMMERCIALISM). Now, when I say INVOLVED, I mean INVOLVED BIG TIME!!
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS represents (in Revelation 17), an APOSTATE CHURCH or RELIGION which has so exposed herself to "every evil bird" of "religious sorcery and deception" – yes, everything from the so-called "Mystical Religion of Babylon" to the avant-garde New Age heresies that are exploding upon the Modern Era. Don’t think for one minute that the sum and substance of all things Roman Catholic constitutes this egregious image seen in Revelation 17! No, no, no—this HARLOT has morphed into a thousand hideous strains—a VIRAL INFECTION SO PERSISTENT THAT IT INSINUATES ITSELF INTO VIRTUALLY ALL THAT CALLS ITSELF CHURCH (though, thank God, they who have "the testimony of Jesus" can be found in virtually everything that calls herself Church as well!).
But it’s not just HERESY that we’re taking about—IT’S WHEN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST not only embraces FALSE PROPHETS and their FALSE TEACHINGS and DOCTRINES (i.e., known as "doctrines of demons") but it is when this compromised Harlot (and that’s what the Lord calls her) perpetuates and sustains her "life-style" and "influence" through COMMERCIALISM and POLITICS!
THAT’S THE APOSTASY—the Marriage of Commerce and Politics with this compromised, weakened, deceived and abused expression that claims sanctification, but is FULL OF ABOMINATIONS and THE FILTHINESS OF HER FORNICATION (Rev. 17:4) – RELIGION!

The "old cults" of the 1700s-1800s were so overt and obvious—and the bizarre schemes foisted upon the Church in the 1900s were, though cleverer, still discernable to most who claimed the work of Christ in their life. But, Alas! The horrific incursion of the New Age and the GOSPEL OF PROSPERITY, along with the POLITICIZATION OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH within the last twenty-five years has simply staggered the theological and sanctified imagination of the people of God!
Today’s immediate deceptions are packaged in the finest of "evangelical wrappings" – and they are embraced by the faithful who have found common cause with an ever-growing number of "concerned souls" who, like them, wish to rise up and contend for the "common good" here in America—and that means a RETURN TO TRADITIONAL VALUES AT ALL COSTS!

What the America Church faces—now that its "doctrinal underpinnings" have been so compromised, watered down, deemphasized and, quite frankly, scripturally demoralized to insignificance—is the greatest effort ever launched to amass MATERIAL WEALTH and POLITICAL POWER that the world has witnessed since the birth of Greco-Roman Man—i.e., Western Civilization!
Yes, from "Brag it to bag it" – from "Name it to claim it" – from "The Gospel of Prosperity" to "the Prayer of Jabez" – the Church’s coffers are being stuffed with the wealth of the world—"I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing" – this is the condition of today’s Laodicean Church in the world.
There simply is no doctrinal nor spurious teaching that can justify the proliferation of wealth displayed by the Mega-Church movement of today—NONE!
And, with money comes power—and power begets political involvement at the highest of levels. The stories of Jezebel and King Ahab in the book of the Kings and the peculiar "Shrine of Micah" in the book of the Judges tell it all—we’ll be sharing on these in the daily blog to expose these wretched practices of APOSTASY in today’s MARKET PLACE—for surely it is not the Temple of the Lord!
To decry this AMALGAMATION OF EVIL—this TRIUMVIRATE ALLIANCE OF RELIGIOUS DECEPTION, MATERIAL GREED, and GLOBAL POLITICAL POWER is the calling of those who shall, in the End of Days, embrace THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS.

11 comments:

  1. from....A Man Centered Gospel ,The Image of the Beast,

    ".......Fallen humanity which has de facto proclaimed their own godhood demands self-worship......"


    Hmmmm, like so many atheists today, 'man' has just a little too much **faith in himself**.

    Science, and accumulated human 'wisdom', convince the natural man [today] of his approaching 'divinity'.

    And they [we] are wrong [to trust in men, or man's wisdom].


    1 Corinthians 1:18
    For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

    1 Corinthians 1:20
    Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
    21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

    1 Corinthians 2:14
    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

    Revelation 12:7
    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
    8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
    9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

    "......he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." !!


    Better to keep our eyes, on our God, and his promises.

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  2. CONTINUED ON FROM MY LAST POST...

    "......he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." !!

    We are [were] those cast down to earth.

    We are those who were in rebellion, along with that spirit, who is SATAN.

    Mankind are the prisoners, in this earth, for a 'season' [our bodies made of earth, Adam-ah, and 'locked' within these bodies].

    We all come to work out our salvation, and be welcomed back, as His prodigal children, as many as repent, and accept His gift of LOVE.

    The actual word 'redemption' suggests our RETURN to grace, our RETURN, to dwell in the presence of our God, and Father.

    The repentant heart will return, to be again, in the presence of our God.

    Psalms 69:33
    For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

    Lamentations 3:33
    For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
    34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

    Psalms 146:7
    Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
    8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

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  3. "We are [were] those cast down to earth.
    We are those who were in rebellion, along with that spirit, who is SATAN."

    Walter ,
    What book did you get that out of because it's sure not in the bible.

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  4. "......What book did you get that out of because it's sure not in the bible......"


    Marcel, i did not read this in a book, it is what the spirit has led me to believe - about our circumstance here, in reading scripture.

    And I believe that this is not contradicted by scripture.

    But if you cannot abide this 'information', or think that it is 'unsafe' doctrine, i will not be offended if you choose to remove these posts.

    This is your blog Marcel.

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  5. HAVE YOU 'TESTED' THIS SPIRIT BECAUSE WHATEVER THE SPIRIT OF GOD REVEALS IS ALWAYS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE WORD?

    You should be aware of the dangers of this 'extra'biblical wisdom.
    Joseph Smith and Mohammed received 'extra' revelation outside of the bible also which led away from the truth.

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  6. Marcel,

    My spirit confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
    He is our LORD, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

    Jeremiah 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
    7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
    8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

    All mankind are the 'prodigal sons & daughters' of our spiritual father [see the parable at Luke 15:11].

    Dictionary definition:
    redemption
    · n.
    1 the action of redeeming someone or something, or of being redeemed.
    2 a thing that saves someone from error or evil.
    – DERIVATIVES redemptive adj.
    – ORIGIN ME: from OFr., from L. redemptio(n-), from redimere (see redeem).

    redemption, "a thing that saves someone from error..."


    All mankind are the 'lost sheep' of God, and physical Israel were [and are] his 'workmen'.

    And today spiritual [and physical] Israel are the firstfruits of the harvest.

    Jeremiah 50:4
    In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
    5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
    6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
    7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.


    We are the prisioners set free.
    ....and to be set free!

    A '.....salvation unto the end of the earth.'

    Isaiah 49:1
    ¶Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
    2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
    3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
    4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
    5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
    6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
    7 ¶Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
    8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
    9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
    10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.


    John 18:36
    Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
    37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

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  7. Walter wrote ;
    All mankind are the 'prodigal sons & daughters' of our spiritual father [see the parable at Luke 15:11].

    How wrong you are Walter.
    Not all are son's & daughters.

    The prodigal son was already 'adopted',in God's family,(he wandered away) a true son unlike your wrong assumption of ,'all mankind.
    all mankind don't want adoption as son's ,just a few do.
    Jesus even said ;
    "I pray not for the world ,but for those you have given me "....


    The majority refuse the adoption process God has provided and are slaves,servant's to another,namely satan ,their father and not at all prodigal sons.

    I'm afraid you have taken in some bad leaven and fall for the 'universal' lie.

    Even Jesus made that clear when He reminded the religious leaders of Israel who their real father waas


    But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatian's 4

    Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
    John 8:44

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  8. "........How wrong you are Walter.
    Not all are son's & daughters........."

    Well, you may believe that Marcel.



    BUT,
    I believe we are all God's children, who have gone astray.

    We are all gone astray, whoring after the world, and the things this world offers - to do evil in God's sight.

    Isaiah 1:2
    ¶Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

    Jeremiah 4:22
    For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

    And these last verses perhaps refers here, to Israel, but **all mankind** are the 'hosts' of the spirit of God.

    And our God is LORD of hosts [...were are all the 'hosts' of His spirit].

    Numbers 16:22
    And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

    Numbers 27:16
    Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,


    We are **all** His children - 'gone out into the world'.
    Will we all return unto Him [be redeemed] ?

    No.

    Today, we [mankind] dwell in bondage in 'Egypt'.

    The Exodus 'Egypt' was a 'type' for this world [for our instruction], which promises 'life', but delivers bondage [and death].



    And, as i have already said in another post, higher on this thread Marcel,
    "......We all come [here] to work out our salvation, and be welcomed back, as His prodigal children, as many as repent, and accept His gift of LOVE......."

    ....AS MANY AS REPENT, AND ACCEPT HIS GIFT OF LOVE.


    But the gift of God's LOVE, and his offer of spiritual redemption [through Jesus blood], that offer, is made to all mankind.

    Genesis 12:3
    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

    Genesis 18:18
    Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

    Genesis 22:18
    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

    Genesis 28:14
    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

    Isaiah 49:6
    And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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  9. Interesting how you use scripture directed specifically towards Israel to make you false assumption.

    The fact that God called Abraham out and seperated Him and his seed from the rest of humanity and made a covenant with him should help you understand ?

    For my people (seperate group known as Israel)is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

    The rest are not Hi people.
    ----------------------
    I believe we are all God's children, who have gone astray.....

    We are **all** His children ......


    "......We all come [here] to work out our salvation, and be welcomed back,
    ----------------
    I believe you are wrong.

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  10. Paul is speaking here to Athenians, to the 'heathen' [and not to 'Israel'].

    Acts 17:16
    ¶Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

    Acts 17:26
    And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
    27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
    28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
    29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
    30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
    31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

    "....hath made of one blood all nations of men"
    "....we are also his offspring."
    "....Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God,"
    "....whereof he hath given assurance unto all men,"


    Romans 3:1
    ¶What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
    2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

    Romans 3:9
    What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;


    We are saved, not because some are intrinsically, or without question, the son's and daughters of God.
    We are saved, not because a select few have some special grace, because they suppose that **they** are the son's and daughters of God.

    We are the son's and daughters of God, and saved [redeemed], because we see our error, we repent, and seek God's LOVE.

    Our own choice [to repent], confirms us as God's true children under grace.

    Romans 8:13
    For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
    14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
    15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.


    They story of Esau, is our story too.
    A story for our instruction.

    Hebrews 12:6
    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
    7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
    8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
    9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
    10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
    11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
    12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
    13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
    14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
    15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
    16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
    17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

    "......the Father of spirits,"


    Many of God's 'children' despise their birthright.
    And *unlike* the prodigal [in the parable], they do not seek to return to God, their father.

    They love this world, they have come to love its lies, and even its violence.

    They will die in the world.
    ....as the children of that other spirit, SATAN.

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  11. very true, not all are His children. The adoption process is open to all, but only a few refuse to lay down their vain imaginations and self willed revolt against their Maker.

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